International Creative Industries Speaker

David’s clients around the world say that as a creative industries keynote speaker, he informs, entertains and inspires creative businesses. His speeches and presentations illustrate how to become even more successful by using a creative approach to business. David explains how best to use creative business models, competitive advantage, strategic marketing, intellectual property, leadership and profitable growth strategies. He speaks about business growth, marketing, international business and other subjects relevant to businesses in the creative, digital and cultural sectors. He is an international keynote speaker on the Creative Industries, the Creative Economy and the Digital Economy.

In the video above, creative business owners speak highly of David. They talk about the way he has helped them to achieve greater success in their creative enterprises because of his creative industries business advice.

Business Adviser – Creative and Digital Industries

Creative and digital businesses grow with the help of David’s expertise in creative entrepreneurship. He shares his expertise through his speeches, training workshops, coaching and books on business growth.

He helps clients by drawing on his own direct experience as an entrepreneur as well as his work helping hundreds of creative, digital, cultural and arts businesses around the world. His direct experience is backed up by academic qualifications and professional accreditations in business strategy, marketing and leadership. David is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Marketing (FCIM) and a CIM ‘Chartered Marketer’, qualifications that recognise world-class expertise in marketing. David has an MBA (with distinction). In addition, he is a Fellow of the Institute of Leadership and Management (FInstLM). He is also honoured to be a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.

David is a UK expert and international creative industries speaker. He has helped hundreds of businesses in more than 50 countries to achieve greater success on their own terms. This is achieved by using smart business development techniques that fit with their creativity, ambitions and values. His creative industries consulting focuses on the needs of creative industries businesses, cultural enterprises and arts organisations.

Successful creative enterprises integrate creativity and business. David’s T-Shirts and Suits® approach helps creative people (‘T-Shirts’) to combine their creative talents with smart business thinking (‘Suits’). His entertaining and inspirational speeches illustrate ways in which businesses can use creative business models and powerful business techniques to achieve greater success. His creative industries consulting with individual businesses guides them to success by combining their creative passion, strengths and goals with a winning business strategy tailored to their own needs, values and circumstances.

Creative Business Books, eBooks and Audiobooks

David has written two books and several other publications especially for creative businesses. He brings his own experience of setting up and growing businesses in the creative and cultural industries. David is actively involved in the creative and digital industries as a company director and management consultant. He also shares the learning he has gained from working with hundreds of successful creative enterprises around the world. His books are available in paperback, eBook and Audiobook formats. They have been translated into several languages and published in various countries in several continents.

What they say about David Parrish…

Here are a few examples of what people say about David Parrish. His clients worldwide say how they have benefited from David’s creative industries keynote speeches. They also recommend his business advice, training, presentations, lectures and books:

“It was a pleasure to invite David to give the keynote speech at the Third International Creative Industries Conference in Novi Sad, Serbia. His speech about ‘Creative Business in the Digital Economy’ was enlightening. It was ideal for our audience that included startups, government officials, investors and agencies from Serbia and other countries. David’s speech was also broadcast on TV to reach an even wider audience. We were delighted with the positive impact that David made on the creative industries here in Serbia.”
Tatjana Kalezic. Creative Industries Cluster of Vojvodina KVIK.http://www.kvik.rs

“The choice to work with David was definitely the right one. In less than two days time we had crafted a cohesive short term and long term strategy that provides for desired growth, protects our IP, enables investment, and allows us to retain creative control of our technology. David’s ability to listen to your situation, to understand it, and then determine a course of action based on your specific needs and goals is rare and a makes David a joy to work with.”
– Aric Wanveer. Zero Gravity Creations LLC, Baltimore, USA

“David Parrish was a special guest of Creative Industries Summer School held in Moscow. Creative entrepreneurs from all over Russia said that David’s presentation was very inspiring, entertaining and very useful for them. His presentation “Creativity and Business: How to Succeed as a Creative Entrepreneur” was amazing and I am sure it will help develop creative entrepreneurship in Russia. David is a very bright and powerful expert.”
– Olga Kizina. Director. Creative Industries Agency. Moscow. Russia.

“Workshop participants were very impressed and inspired by David’s speech and book because he avoided using jargon, gave clear illustrations to describe what creative business is about and explained the general principles of running a creative business. He talked about some important issues, such as intellectual property, business formulas, knowing your competitors, knowing your market, and being prepared to say No.”
– HsinYi Ku. British Council, Taiwan
“David writes about creative business better than anyone I know.”
– Wayne Morris. The Creative Edge. New Zealand.

“David Parrish is a very inspirational speaker. The way he illustrates his points is excellent. He makes you laugh and instantly you start to think about your own ideas and projects.”
– Eli Folkestadaas. British-Norwegian Chamber of Commerce. Oslo, Norway.

Read more client testimonials about David’s work as an international creative industries speaker, consultant, adviser, trainer and author of two books, other publications and many articles.

David Parrish. (Photo: Cristina Poncu)

David’s Background, Experience and Expertise

Dave Parrish has been directly involved in the creative economy and cultural economy for more than 20 years, as an entrepreneur, manager, company director, management consultant, business adviser, coach, mentor, trainer, writer, and international creative industries speaker. For an insight into his personal background, business experience, values and his own perspective on creativity and business, read his story.

David has academic and professional qualifications in his field. He is an expert creative industries business adviser, management consultant, trainer, coach and mentor. He provides professional creative industries business advice to creative businesses in the following sub-sectors of the creative and digital industries: advertising and public relations, architecture, product design, designer fashion, film and video, music, publishing, software and computer games, web design and e-commerce, television and radio, visual arts, photography, graphic design and illustration, crafts and the performing arts. Also, as an international creative industries speaker, his speeches are relevant to these audiences.

International Creative Industries Speaker

David is a world class speaker on creative business, the creative economy, marketing and international business. His creative industries business advice is backed up by academic and professional qualifications. David draws on his own international experience, consultancy and research in his creative industries keynote speeches around the world. As an international creative industries speaker, his keynote speeches and other presentations are about creative entrepreneurship, the Creative Economy, the Digital Economy, Digital Industries, creative clusters, creative industries business support, cultural industries projects, business models in the creative industries, the cultural economy, creative marketing, international creative collaborations, creative business techniques, intellectual property licensing and other business issues in the creative industries.

He has extensive international networks of personal and professional contacts in the creative and digital industries. His contacts and networks have been built up over 20+ years of working in the creative and cultural sector as a business owner, manager, entrepreneur and creative industries management consultant. His networks, contacts and projects help him to keep up to date with trends and developments in the creative and cultural industries internationally. Through his networks, Dave Parrish is able to connect people and businesses locally and globally to form creative collaborations and complement creative talent with business expertise.

Keynote speaker David Parrish with Sam Lee, President of Samsung Portugal, at Samsung event.

David inspires, informs and advises creative and digital businesses – and the agencies that support them. He empowers his clients by drawing on his own experience as a creative entrepreneur. His experience underpins his expertise as a qualified business advisor, marketing consultant, specialist professional trainer, published author and international creative industries keynote speaker.

Sharing the best ideas about business with the international community of creative entrepreneurs goes hand in hand with David’s work as an expert consultant providing creative industries business advice, training, consultancy, mentoring and coaching. Writing, speaking and facilitating networks to help creative entrepreneurs complements his work as a creative business adviser, management trainer and international creative industries speaker. He specialises in helping media, design and technology businesses world-wide on business growth, strategic marketing and leadership.

David’s creativity is used in designing workshops, writing books and articles, facilitating training events and working with boards of directors on strategy development. His creative approach is consistent with the creativity of his clients.

The T-Shirts and Suits Creative Enterprise Network is a free online network for the creative industries. This network enables creative entrepreneurs to share information, build networks and learn from each other. David Parish is the founder and co-ordinator of the T-Shirts and Suits Creative Enterprise Network.

Further detailed information about David’s projects, clients, qualifications, speaking, training, writing are on this website. There are also client testimonials about his creative industries business advice, expertise and style is available on this website.

International Creative Industries Speaker

David’s keynote speeches are suitable for audiences across the creative and digital industries. These include businesses in design, architecture, music, computer games, film making, video, designer fashion, literature, publishing, advertising, public relations, product design, graphic design, illustration, fine art, theatre and performing arts, crafts; interactive leisure software, software and computer games, and television and radio. As an international creative industries speaker, his speeches and presentations are relevant to all businesses in the creative industries, cultural industries and digital industries. He has an international reputation in the Creative Economy, the Cultural Economy and the Digital Economy.

This website is designed to provide information, inspiration and networks for creative people in business. Content on this website adds to the examples, ideas and inspiration found in David’s books and guides. You will find information, articles and examples about marketing, intellectual property, leadership, managing change, business growth, strategic planning, finance and business development. These publications and blog posts are written especially for people leading and managing creative businesses, cultural enterprises and arts businesses in the creative and digital industries, the creative economy, cultural economy and digital economy worldwide. This website contains many free resources including ‘Ideas in Action’ articles illustrating the successes of creative entrepreneurs around the world. Much of the content is available to be copied, printed and re-distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Licenses. Contact David’s office regarding licensing of republication and translations of his books and publications.

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